antibiotics Flashcards
coliforms? (gram negative)
gentamicin
tonsilitis
1 - penicillin
2 - clarithromycin
sinusitis (>10 days)
1 - penicillin
2 - doxycycline
otitis media
1 - amoxicillin
2 - clarithromycin
C.difficile
vancomycin
uncomplicated UTI
1 - nitrofurantonin
2 - trimethoprim
pyelonephritis
co-trimoxazole / co-amoxiclav
prostitis
oflaxacin / ciprofloxacin
cellulitis
flucloxaxillin
doxycycline if allergic
impetigo
flucloxacillin
clarithromycin
shingles
aciclovir / valaciclovir
chlamydia
doxycycline
azithromycin
PID
metronidazole + ofloxacin
bacterial vaginosis
metronidazole
candidiasis
fluclonazole / clotrimazole
gonorrhoea
IM ceftriaxone
trichomoniasis
metronidzole
syphilis
IM benzylpenicillin
meningitis
ceftriaxone + dexamethasone
+ amoxicillin if over 60/immunocompromised
suspected encephalitis
aciclovir
epiglottitis
IV ceftriaxone
community acquired pneumonia
CURB65
0-2: amoxicillin
3-5: co-amoxiclav + doxycycline
(levofloxacin if allergic to penicillin)
hospital acquired pneumonia
non-severe - penicillin
severe - IV amoxicillin + gentamicin
aspiration pneumonia
non-severe - amoxicillin + metronidazole
severe - amoxicillin + metronidazole + gentamicin